Western Maine town sees coronavirus boom as people seek safe haven from pandemic
The first snowfall of the season blanketed Rangeley in mid-October, but a summer-like swell of traffic and bustling businesses on Main Street reflected our times: Many people never left because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump touts action on fisheries in last-minute appeal to Maine voters at Levant orchard
Trump’s visit underscored the Republican president’s fixation on the one Electoral College vote from Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which he won in a historic 2016 split of the state by 10 percentage points.
Following outbreak, Waldo County’s school safety downgrade disappoints, but doesn’t surprise
“This is going to mess up tons of people’s lives,” Belfast Mayor Eric Sanders said. “The kids act more adult than the adults in Waldo County.”
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